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|official_name= Donaghcloney |irish_name= Domhnach Cluana |scots_name= |local_name= |static_image_name=St. Patrick's Donaghcloney - geograph.org.uk - 75425.jpg |static_image_caption=St Patrick's church |map_type= Northern Ireland |label_position= none |coordinates = {{coord|54.419979|-6.260319|display=inline,title}} |belfast_distance_mi= 23 | population = 1701 | population_ref = (2011 Census) |irish_grid_reference= J129537 |unitary_northern_ireland= Craigavon |country= Northern Ireland |post_town= CRAIGAVON |postcode_area= BT |postcode_district= BT66 |dial_code= 028, +44 28 |constituency_westminster= Upper Bann |constituency_ni_assembly= Upper Bann |lieutenancy_northern_ireland= County Down |website= |hide_services=yes }} Donaghcloney or Donacloney ({{Irish derived place name|Domhnach Cluana|church of the meadow}})[1][2] is a small village, townland (of 300 acres) and civil parish in County Down,[1][2][3] Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Lagan between Lurgan and Dromore. In the 2011 Census it had a population of 1701. Linen industryDonaghcloney is a typical Ulster village linked to the Irish linen industry since 1742. The most recent Ewart Liddell company was formed in 1973 by a merger between William Ewart and Sons which started business in Belfast in 1814 and William Liddell and Company which started in Donaghcloney in 1866.[4] Their factory was the biggest Irish linen, Jacquard weaving company in Ireland, and made the linen for the RMS Titanic.[5] SportThe village has a history of cricket playing over many generations with the Donaghcloney Cricket Club. Donacloney Football Club have two men's teams both playing in the Mid-Ulster Football League The club's home pitch is in the village alongside the River Lagan. Education
TransportDonaghcloney is served by the Ulsterbus route 56, linking the village with Lurgan and Banbridge. There are relatively good roads to many towns nearby, such as Dromore, Moira and Lisburn. The nearest railway station is located five miles away in Moira. Until 1956, the nearest station was Mullafernaghan on the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) line from Knockmore to Newcastle. 2001 CensusDonaghcloney is classified as a small village by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) (i.e. with population between 500 and 1,000 people). On Census day (29 April 2001) there were 972 people living in Donaghcloney. Of these:
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Civil parish of DonaghcloneyThe civil parish is situated in the historic barony of Iveagh Lower, Upper Half and contains the following settlements:[6]
TownlandsThe civil parish contains the following townlands:[6] {{div col|colwidth=15em}}
References1. ^1 Placenames NI {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602135637/http://www.placenamesni.org/resultsdetail.phtml?entry=11362 |date=June 2, 2012 }} 2. ^1 Placenames Database of Ireland 3. ^Online map viewer, Ordnance Survey Ireland. 4. ^http://www.liddell-international.com/about-us/ 5. ^http://www.liddell-international.com/heritage/ 6. ^1 {{cite web|title=Donaghcloney|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|accessdate=18 May 2015}} External links
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